Box Score HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA – Jordan Palma scored in the 104th minute to give Averett University a 3-2 win in double overtime on Saturday night.
THE BASICS
- Final Score: Averett 3, Hampden-Sydney 2
- Records: Hampden-Sydney (2-1), Averett (1-2)
- Location: Hampden-Sydney, VA – Hellmuth Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Tobias Andreasson scored the opening goal in the sixth minute
- Robert Kerby (Hampton, VA / Kecoughtan) tied the game at 29:13 as he sent his shot into the top left corner
- The Tigers had two shots go off the inside of the post but somehow managed to not go in the goal
- Hunter Weiland (Raleigh, NC / Heritage) put the Tigers up 2-1 at 48:57
- Jordan Palma finished off a cross from Kyle Mosley in the 54th minute to tie the game.
- Neither team was able to find the net again in regulation, and both teams went into extra time with only 10 men on the field
- Ryan Turner (Raleigh, NC / Sanderson) looked to have the game-winning goal in the closing seconds of the first overtime but the shot was ruled to have not entirely crossed the line.
- Palma posted the game-winning score at 103:08 off a Andreasson assist
TIGER TOP PERFORMERS
- Kerby and Weiland each scored once
FOR THE FOES
- Palma scored twice
- Andreasson added a goal and an assist
- John Matrisciano made four saves
STATS OF THE GAME
- H-SC held a convincing 16-5 advantage in corner kicks
- Averett outfouled the Tigers 12-6
UP NEXT
Hampden-Sydney travels to Tenneessee to participate in the Kyle Rote, Jr. Tournament hosted by Sewanee. H-SC battles LaGrange on Saturday at 5:30 pm and Huntingdon on Sunday at 1 pm.